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I don't know why I'm suddenly into "oversized" kunais. My PF character had to pick a different weapon because reasons, so gave it to kyte for funsies. Also a feral now because ferals a cute~ ;u; Anthro is good too, but I'mma be drawing this for awhile.
Kyte - The Pocket Sharkfox (Still a Tiny Blue Raspberry Flavored Gummy Candy Android. Probably not even my final form '^' )
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Ohmygosh, yes thank you so much~!! This is exactly what I was hoping for advice on. >u<;;
Been struggling with legs/feet in general since forever, and I know I should pull up refs, but it's hard to find stuff looking close to how I want sometimes. This one has no excuse other than laziness, but yes, I have a terrible understanding of feral joints in general. I suppose if I intend to draw them more I should look that up a bit harder.Also, could I poke you about her hind legs too? I feel I muddied up all that area too. ; u ; Thanks for the red lines though, they help a bunch. Huge difference from just looking at skeletons and having someone show you where on your character where that skeleton should be.
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Of course, I'm glad to help. ^^
http://i.imgur.com/EpG5B3E.jpg
The hind legs aren't as bad, but a lot of people do what I call "the drumstick leg" which.. well, it's the shape of a chicken drumstick.
Anatomy-wise, the hind leg is similar to the front. It has some differences with the shape, though it has the same amount of joints.
Don't over-extend the thigh up into the hip, or else it will look like the thighs are sticking outside of the body like a wheel on a peg (like how training wheels on a bike stick out) rather than the leg's muscles flowing naturally into the shape of the body as it should.
This is also where it helps a lot to study a bit of muscle anatomy, since it adds to the overall shape of the leg rather than depending on the bone structure alone.
Here are some pretty handy graphs you can save for future references. You can even stick these into your drawing program and trace over them. Doing so especially helps you to practice drawing (mostly) correct anatomy from memory.
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Science/data/images/MmBib/VetAnatImg/xlarge/0070x.jpg - Hind end, tail and legs
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Dog_anatomy_anterior_view.jpg - Chest, neck and front legs
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Science/data/images/MmBib/VetAnatImg/xlarge/0046x.jpg - Spine, hips, shoulderblades, how far the skull rests on the neck vertebrae
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/y3rrmdwxaax41hhnclkq.jpg - Front leg anatomy in detail
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Science/data/images/MmBib/VetAnatImg/xlarge/0054x.jpg - Back leg anatomy in detail-
Collected the graphs into an imgur gallery for easier viewing;
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Awesome, awesome~! Thank you, thank you~!! Can and will use c:
Also just a dumb aside, I never realized the heel bone actually jutted out like that. I knew it was supposed to connect like that, but I never knew why it actually did look why it did for how it worked. ' ^ '
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This is super cute. ^^ Though I saw you were requesting some critique, so I thought I'd offer a little advice.
Below I've done some redlining for you; It's a common mistake a lot of people do when drawing ferals. They often forget there is a wrist/ankle section to feral legs, and tend to draw their toes "on the end of their legs", if that makes any sense. Plus, I corrected (for the most part) the anatomy of the leg itself.
If you start with a basic skeleton rather than outlining the shape of the body/limb you think is there, and then drawing over that skeleton, it helps tremendously with anatomy! :>
http://i.imgur.com/YAnIpwl.jpg